RIP: James P. Hogan
The science fiction writer, who I’ve known since the 80s passed away today in Ireland.
Hogan wrote mostly hard science fiction. He was one of a dying breed.
RIP: Harvey Pekar
One of comics unique figured was found dead today. Age 70.
I met Pekar a few times, going back to when I worked at Eclipse. Val Mayerik worked with hm on American Splendor back when it was a fairly new comic. The Comics Reporter writes:
Harvey Pekar was a key figure in the transition from underground to alternative comics, the self-publishing movement, the rise of graphic novels at prose publishing houses (Our Cancer Year was in the Class of ’94 — the preview year for the way comics are now), and, over time and in a bunch of ways, the wider cultural acceptance of comics.
He was also a great writer, so admirably and fiercely protective of his reputation that he’s never been given the work-by-work appraisal, discussion and strong debate he deserves. He did great work with great artists — his comics with Crumb are remarkable — although the Pekar that exists in my head is drawn by folks other than the superstars with whom he worked.
Few of us who watched Letterman in the 80s can forget when he came on the show and trashed GE. He never appeared on Letterman again.
I have a copy of American Splendor, the movie. They really toned Harvey and his wife down for that one. Especially Joyce.
The Stolen Election
Not surprising if true. Obama is a Marxist Statist and these are Marxist Statist tactics. (I changed the word because statist is a catch all for the different big government types. Technically, Obama is more of a fascist.)
UPDATE: Now this is really interesting, from HillBuzz. A site built by former Hillary supporters who are now against the corrupt nightmare the Democrats have become (became is more like it).
